Electronic Supplement to
Surficial Slip and Rupture Geometry on the Beichuan Fault near Hongkou during the Mw 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake, China

by Jing Liu-Zeng, Li Wen, Jie Sun, Zhihui Zhang, Guyue Hu, Xiucheng Xing, Lingsen Zeng and Qiang Xu

Selected photos of the surface rupture in the Bajiao Miao section

Southwest of Point 196
~20 meters southwest of point 196. 3-4 m high fault scarp cut through and destroyed fish ponds and adjacent houses. Looking northeast. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Southwest of Point 196
~20 meters southwest of point 196. 3-4 m high fault scarp cut through and destroyed fish ponds and adjacent houses. Looking northeast. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 196
A 3-4 m high fault scarp cut across a forked creek, causing water falls and the abandonment of one stream channel. Looking northeast. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 196
A 3-4 m high fault scarp cut across a forked creek, causing water falls and the abandonment of one stream channel. Looking northeast. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Southwest of Point 193
A 4-5m high scarp cut across the active stream bed of a creek, forming a waterfall. Steeply northwest-dipping fault plane exposed within the gauge zone. Looking northeast. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Southwest of Point 193
A 4-5m high scarp cut across the active stream bed of a creek, forming a waterfall. Steeply northwest-dipping fault plane exposed within the gauge zone. Looking northeast. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 193
Outcrop of the fault plane with exposures of slickenside striations of different plunges and their cross-cutting relationship. Looking north. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 193
Outcrop of the fault plane with exposures of slickenside striations of different plunges and their cross-cutting relationship. Looking north. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 193 close-up view
A close-up view of the curved slickenside striations. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 193 close-up view
A close-up view of the curved slickenside striations. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 193 close-up view 1
Close-up view showing the grooves of slickenside striations. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 193 close-up view 1
Close-up view showing the grooves of slickenside striations. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 193 close-up view 2
Another close-up view showing the grooves of slickenside striations. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 193 close-up view 2
Another close-up view showing the grooves of slickenside striations. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on June 13, 2008.

Point 191/962
The terrace riser was offset by 3m in right-lateral and 4.8 m in vertical. Looking north. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on September 29, 2008.

Point 191/962
The terrace riser was offset by 3m in right-lateral and 4.8 m in vertical. Looking north. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on September 29, 2008.

Point 192
Sharp and prominent fault scarp cut diagonally though a newly built house compound and the central square yard, with 5.3 m north side-up in vertical separation. Fault zone width of 40 - 50 m. Looking north. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on September 29, 2008.

Point 192
Sharp and prominent fault scarp cut diagonally though a newly built house compound and the central square yard, with 5.3 m north side-up in vertical separation. Fault zone width of 40 - 50 m. Looking north. Photo taken by J. Liu-Zeng, on September 29, 2008.


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